Rafik Djebbour [Sub: Abdelkader Ghezzal] *Ghezzal sent off with a red card.

Karim Matmour [Sub: Rafik Saifi]

VERSUS

Slovenia

Coach: Matjaz Kek

Samir Handanovic

Miso Brecko

Marko Suler

Bostjan Cesar

Bojan Jokic

Andraz Kirm

Robert Koren

Aleksander Radosavljevic [Sub: Andrej Komac]

Valter Birsa [Sub: Nejc Pecnik]

Zlatko Dedic [Sub: Zlatan Ljubijankic]

Milivoje Novakovic

NB: This is Jason's favourite mural

due to the bear.

Comments: I wasn’t awake for this game. I’m a bad fan, I know. Also, I had them set for a draw in all of my pools, so I’m annoyed at that. What gives?

Game: Serbia – Ghana

Final: Serbia 0 – 1 Ghana

Ref: Hector Baldassi (Argentina)

Attendance: 38,833

Goals:

@84' [0 - 1] A. Gyan (on a penalty)

Game Stats :

Shots on target: 2 - 1

Shots off target: 8 - 12

Possession (%): 52 - 48

Corner kicks: 4 - 4

Offsides: 3 - 0

Fouls: 9 - 16

Yellow cards: 3 - 2

Red cards: 1 - 0

Serbia

Coach: Radomir Antić

Vladimir Stojkovic

Branislav Ivanovic

Aleksandar Lukovic

Nemanja Vidic

Aleksandar Kolarov

Milos Krasic

Nenad Milijas [Sub: Zdravko Kuzmanovic]

Dejan Stankovic

Milan Jovanovic [Sub: Neven Subotic]

Marko Pantelic

Nikola Zigic [Sub: Danko Lazovic]

VERSUS

Ghana

Coach: Milovan Rajevac

Richard Kingson

John Pantsil

Isaac Vorsah

John Mensah

Hans Sarpei

Anthony Annan

Kevin-Prince Boateng [Sub: Lee Addy]

Prince Tagoe

Kwadwo Asamoah [Sub: Stephen Appiah]

André Ayew

Asamoah Gyan [Sub: Quincy Owusu-Abeyie]

Comments: This was probably the most exciting game thus far (DE hadn’t played yet). I was a bit worried about Essien being injured, but Ghana played excellent. So maybe not all of their shots were directed to the net, but still, that was a helluva performance by the Black Stars. Um, Serbia also played well, good on them. The goal by Gyan was pretty, and there really was no stopping it. All and all, I’m pleased because I chose Ghana to win in my family pool (which, Erik, I am clearly apart of!), however, for my FIMS pool, I picked a draw. Idiot.

Game: Germany – Australia

Final: Germany 4 – 0 Australia

Ref: Marco Rodriguez (Mexico)

Attendance: 62,660

Goals:

@8' L. Podolski [1 - 0]

@27' M. Klose [2 - 0]

@68' T. Müller [3 - 0]

@70' Cacau [4 - 0]

Game Stats:

Shots on target: 10 - 3

Shots off target: 6 - 5

Possession (%): 56 - 44

Corner kicks: 4 - 7

Offsides: 7 - 1

Fouls: 10 - 18

Yellow cards: 2 - 3

Red cards: 0 - 1

Germany

Coach: Joachim Löw

Manuel Neuer

Philipp Lahm

Arne Friedrich

Per Mertesacker

Holger Badstuber

Bastian Schweinsteiger

Sami Khedira

Thomas Müller

Mesut Özil [Sub: Mario Gomez]

Lukas Podolski [Sub: Marko Marin]

Miroslav Klose [Sub: Cacau]

VERSUS

Australia

Coach: Pim Verbeek

Mark Schwarzer

Luke Wilkshire

Craig Moore

Lucas Neill

Scott Chipperfield

Carl Valeri

Vincenzo Grella [Sub: Brett Holman]

Brett Emerton [Sub: Mile Jedinak]

Jason Culina

Richard Garcia [Sub: Nikita Rukavytsya]

Tim Cahill *Cahill sent off with a red card.

Comments: Like everyone else in the world, I have a soft spot in my heart for the Socceroos, but, after spending 4 years watching the Germans, I kinda (secretly) like them too. The Germans played a fantastic game; sure, the ref was clearly on their side (Cahill didn’t deserve a yellow, never mind a red) and the Aussies are, well, not quite in the same league as them, but you have to hand it to the Germans, they really are a superb team. Despite the hardships they have gone through recently, the absence of Ballack and the suicide of Robert Enke this past November, they really played well and I think the mix of old and young and Lahm as captain will helped them through the next couple of rounds. That being said, I don’t think the Germans will take the whole tournament, but they will still give their competition one helluva a run. And, yes, I chose them to win for all of my pools.